- November 18, 2024
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Nicole Prata, a sophomore at Matanzas High School, designed the winning 2014 Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Voter Guide cover. Prata is the first girl, and the first student at Matanzas to win the contest since its inception.
The design will appear on the Voter Guide Cover until March 2015, when the next winner’s design is selected.
French students use QR codes to learn culture
Matanzas High School French 2 students searched for an infographic related to an aspect of French culture. An infographic is a powerful instrument used to display a visual image, which represents information or data. Students created a QR code out of their infographics, which turned into an infographie gallery Christine Milnes’ classroom, where students displayed their individual QR codes on their laptops.
Students used cellphones to scan each infographic and recorded what they learned from each one. Some topics covered were: pets, the TGV (high speed train), wine and cheese, Twitter and Facebook, online education, French fries, and cultural tidbits about Paris and France.
Flagler youth win at mock trail team competition
Support from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Flagler County Youth Center and personal donations, permitted the Flagler County Mock Trial Team to travel to Clay County to participate in a head to head competition. The Flagler County Mock Trial Team, under the direction of Flagler County Teen Court Coordinator Marian Irvin, worked hard to prepare for the event with the help from coaches: Marc Dwyer, Sharon Feliciano, Kurt Teifke, Alicia Washington and Judge Craig.
In past years, the Flagler County team won at least one of the two event sessions. This year, not only did the team win the morning session, but also walked away with a victory in the afternoon trial.
Seniors of the Month recognized
Jonathan DeCeglie and Olivia Murphy were named Kiwanis Senior of the Month for March by the Flagler/Palm Coast Kiwanis Club. These students are selected, by their schools, based on their outstanding academic achievement and active participation in school and community activities.
DeCeglie, from Matanzas High School, is a member of the National Honor Society and Leo Club and currently volunteers as a trumpet tutor and an afternoon counselor at the United Methodist Christian School. He has been a member of the all-county band for four years and is a member of the jazz band at Matanzas. He plans to attend Florida State University and major in interior design or music therapy.
Murphy, a senior at Flagler Palm Coast High School, has been a member of the Model United Nations and the Future Problem Solving Program for four years, and is a member of the National Honor Society.
She was one of the originators, in 2011, and is an active member of the Flagler BrainChild Club, which provides individualized, peer-based tutoring, four days a week, for students with disabilities. Murphy plans to attend George Washington or Drexel University and major in political science/international relations.
Band of Pirates play in Washington
Fifty-five members of the Matanzas High School Band of Pirates including chaperones, teachers and administrators spent part of their Spring Break enjoying historical sites at our nation’s Capitol. The highlight of the trip was a performance on Saturday afternoon in front of the Lincoln Memorial to a large group of spectators.
Led by Mark Kolodinsky, band director, they performed numerous songs including the Spar-Spangled Banner and a musical tribute to all branches of the military. Upcoming performances include a S’cool” Jazz Night April 24 and a Spring Concert May 16. Both performances are free and open to the public.
